Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-01

handsome velvet suits and coats are
trimmed with Russian goat, the cap aud
mutt matching. These are very hand
some and effective.
There are some hats made entirely M
wings, and bonnets OF tulle to wear with
short costumes of black lace, that are
trimmed with nothing but jet crescents
and stars, standing very high.
The hair is combed mp into small
Grecian knots and folds, on the very top
OF the head, and little curied tuff Of
feathers, fastened with diamond star, ire
quently heightens the effect
Cachemire morning gowns have finish
OF velvet, but velvet 10 not now combined
with silk. the trimming for silk Is en-
Droidered Grape, or embroidery in silk ana
gold or silk and beads. The finest touch
for wrapper or tea gown is white velvet
lined with ivory satin and trimmed with
dark fur, and one of terra Gotta cachemre
bordered with lovely lambs wool. There
are more long cloaks worn than in New
York.
The all-silk dresses will probably sound
the Keynote for spring with US. In the
meantime some of the young women are
busy devising
TOBOGGAN COSTUMES
out of "blanket" shawls, instead of the
real BLANKETS of which they are made in
Montreal. A genuine toboggan suit con-
sists OF a blanket skirt, trimmed round
the bottom, above the knee, with Il e
border. A half-fitted, douhle-breast'
paletOt, OF the same material, trimmed
with the stripe'stitched on as bands Ii e
a Norfolk jacket, and belted in with the
stripe also. Snow shoes, leggins and
knitted cap, with point finished with
tassel and falling over on one side.
This rig can be bought at any store in
Montreal, but the demand here has not
justified supply. The blanket cloth is
rather too heavy for our latitude, and
Scotch wool shawls offer a convenient
substitute, when the fringe has been cut
off and worsted braid put IN place Of the
blanket border.
The popular wrapper OF the season is
striped, Angora flannel; the thick, furry
nannel. which Is warm, but unbecomlng
TO wear. The wrappers are cut in plain,
Princtsse fashion, and sell, ready made,
at 81 to $40 each. For $40 a high velvet
collar and velvet cuffs or belt are added.
When the colors are good and the stripes
are narrow they are endurable, but some
are hdeouslv ugly, and they have the ad-
ditlonal demertt OF catching and showing
dirt.
Norfolk jackets, made of tweed cloth,
are now to be obtained ready made at any
OF the large furnishing stores; the same
as woven jerseys. There is distinction
which need 10 be understood, between
the stocking-knit jersey and the jacket,
cut and fitted, from jersey cloth or stock
lngette. A Jersey" is a woven garment,
finished now aud often trimmed with
braid; but not cut and sawed as jacket.
The Shaping is done in the weaving, like
stocking; and it is the elastic quality
of the material that makes the fit. The
jacket, cut and fitted, out of elastic cloth,
is now as commonly made and sold as
the Jersey, but it is jersey jacket, not a
jersey.
The polonaise is rapidly recovering its
ground, and promises to he very fashiona-
oily employed in making up cachemire CO.'S
tunes this spring. The princesse style,
with cross over front, fastening to one side
and well defining the figure, is the one pre-
ferred; the lifted drapery railing into the
easiest and most simple OF folds.
The best dressmakers are using fewer
steels than heretofore in The back of the
dress skirt. Some employ only one, and
this is placed high, the folds of the skirt
falling unimpeded below it to the feet.
In cotton and muslin dresses they will
probably not be used at all. This change
is highly desirable. The steels had be-
come coarse, vulgar and unbearable. The
pretty soft cotton and gingham dresses
last summer were ruined by them, ordi-
nary dressmakers applying the same
methods to all materials alike, whether
suitable or not. JENNY JUNE,